Click here to see the pictures Saints were thumped 4-0 by Udinese tonight in their final pre-season friendly. Nigel Adkins' men were outclassed by the Serie A side, with veteran striker Antonio Di Natale the star of the show
HAMPSHIRE sailor Ben Ainslie has been chosen as Team GB's flagbearer for the Olympic closing ceremony. The Lymington-based 35-year-old became the most successful sailor in Olympic history during the London 2012 Games, when he took gold in
Tom Daley believes bronze is the best he can hope for after qualifying for tonight's men's 10-metre platform final. Daley catapulted himself back into medal contention, and put a horror first round behind him, to finish fourth in this morning's
SOUTHAMPTON diver Pete Waterfield has told how nerves ruined his London Olympic dream last night. But the 31-year-old insisted his diving career is not over despite his solo bid for glory ending in failure in the preliminary round in the Olympic
THE MAN who was arrested for paying tribute to Olympic sailing star Ben Ainslie by painting a post box gold has insisted he doesn’t regret it. Restauranteur Rob Smith told the Daily Echo that he did it for Ben, for Lymington and all the other
On the cusp of a return to the top table, I think most people in football could forgive Saints fans for sporting rather large smiles. Bearing in mind three years ago we were on -10 points and almost 50 positions below the Premier League , it's
DEFIANT campaigners fighting the closure of a Southampton swimming pool delivered a loud and clear message to council chiefs last night. Well over 150 people crammed into Lord’s Hill Church to passionately tell the city’s leisure boss of their
HAMPSHIRE'S golden girl has been celebrating her Olympic success in style with the stars. Since being crowned Olympic champion in the women's cycling team pursuit, Hamble 's Dani King has found herself on the guest list for all the top exclusive
A RENEWED bid is being made for extra homes for Southampton ’s homeless. In March planning permission to convert 29a Church Street, in Shirley , was refused. This had involved creating eight bedroom spaces but was knocked back by city planners
A SOUTHAMPTON teenager who admitted attempted robbery and common assault was told he will almost certainly receive a jail sentence. Judge Peter Henry delivered the warning to Codey Smith, 19, of Janson Road, Shirley , who was also in breach of
Hampshire went to the top of Clydesdale Bank 40 Group B last night after Neil McKenzie produced a brilliant innings in their 107-run win over the Welsh Dragons in Cardiff. McKenzie’s 88 from 89 balls helped the Royals, who lost the toss, towards
David Armstrong believes Saints should be inspired by Team GB as they prepare to begin the new season with a tough examination of their Premiership credentials. The former Saints and England midfielder reckons adopting the same attitude of Great
SOUTHAMPTON diver Pete Waterfield bowed out of the Games after an under-par performance last night. Waterfield could finish only 23rd in the the men’s 10-metre platform competition opening round. Waterfield’s partner in the synchronised diving
IT is the £100m regeneration project that residents of a Southampton estate feared would never get off the ground. The massive redevelopment of Townhill Park , which was agreed by the city’s previous Tory administration, was put on hold by Labour
Great Britain 1 Australia 3 Great Britain's men finished their Olympic campaign empty-handed after losing the bronze medal play-off against world number ones Australia. Defensive errors cost them in their own circle while a failure to properly
